Blog

Sunday, March 27, 2011

Here is a 1960s era trading pamphlet on NYMEX potato futures, once the core contract of the exchange. It was mentioned in The Asylum that the May contract was legendary as the primary deliver month and would have enough volatility that Chicago traders would fly to NYMEX just to trade it for a month.

Ultimately, the potato contract was delisted w/a default and control of the potato market was wrestled by J.R. Simplot to his Idaho environs.

Search This Blog

About Me

The blog is something to keep me busy on slow trading days. Feel free to submit any items or ideas for the blog. I'm always looking to buy items for my collection so let me know if you have anything interesting. There is a lot of stuff to post and eventually I'll get around to it.